I'm trying to cut at the moment.
I thought that maybe some of the veterans here could help out by posting some of their sample meals so that newbies like me could benefit for new ideas.
It's hard to sometimes know what's more healthier or foods that are good for you or how to achieve 300 calories a meal without passing out of hunger.Simple things, healthy and cheap if I could add on ;)
If you could help out...Thank you so much!:)

I think it would be better if you posted your sample meals and we made suggestions...

My Sunday meal plan (day off):
1: 9am
20g pp mixed with 8 oz lowfat milk of choice and 1/2 cup coarse ground oats.

2: 1230pm
Ovenbaked salmon filet (125g) with reduced sodium salt, steamed spinach, 50g legumes (green lentils/kidney beans/ or chickpeas).(or steamed salmon, cucumber slices, potato and light sour cream).

3: 3pm
3 spelt bread, low-fat yogurt, fresh salad.

4: 6pm
Large vegetable smoothie, low-fat yogurt w/ oatmeal topping. 30g pp.

5: 9pm
2 spelt bread. Protein Bar.

Supplements: Hydroxycut, multi-vitamin, 1TS (2TS if no fish) of either fish oil/seal oil/sunflower oil/flaxseed oil/olive oil, and glutamine.
Totals: 1867 59f 189c 148p

PP=protein powder

I find every meal nicely filling, healthy, and balanced on fat/protein/carbs. You may cut back a couple slices of bread/replace with fruits, to lower totals.

Look at the sticky (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showthread.php?t=10500) in the recipes forum.

Here are some realistic meals I could afford and could eat daily, please give me your "expert" input

Breakfast:
1 cup skim milk + 6 Tbs of high fiber cereal + 1 fruit
or
1 cup skim milk + 1 whole wheat bread slice + 1 Tbs low fatcream cheese + 1 fruit

Snack: 1 apple + 1 low fat yogurt

Lunch: 1 vegetable soup + 1 cup of vegetables + 1 small salad (carrots or lettuce or tomato + 1 tbs of olive oil) + 1 turkey hamburger or 4 oz of chicken breast or 4 oz of fish

snack: 1 cup milk + 1 small banana + 2 Tbs of oats

Dinner: 1 cup of vegetables + 1 small salad + 1/2 cup of brown rice or cooked spaghetti + 4 oz of low fat meat or fish

Snack: 1 cup skim milk if hungry or 1 apple or 1 cup of herbal tea

8-10 glasses of water

thanks!

totals:
grams cals %total
Total: 1785
Fat: 50 452 27%
Sat: 12 109 6%
Poly: 10 93 5%
Mono: 23 207 12%
Carbs: 242 830 49%
Fiber: 35 0 0%
Protein: 106 423 25%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

Looks a lot like what I eat. But, I must warn you, I'm not an expert on eating for optimum body composition. I eat based on what tastes good, what's cheap and easy to prepare, and what meets my nutrients for the day.

Try some oranges or berries instead of apple and banana once in a while. Choose broccoli, tomatoes, spinach, and sweet potatoes as your vegetables when you can. Nuts are nice for a treat, and if you don't eat fish very often, try putting some ground flax seed somewhere in your diet.

Can you find Texturized Vegetable Protein (soy granules) anywhere? (eg. health food store) I use it half and half with whichever ground meat I'm preparing (burgers, etc.)